ビビる
ビビる · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | ビビる | ビビらない |
| Polite | ビビります | ビビりません |
| Past polite | ビビりました | ビビりませんでした |
| Past | ビビった | ビビらなかった |
| Te-form | ビビって | ビビらないで |
| Desire | ビビりたい | ビビりたくない |
| Potential | ビビれる | ビビれない |
| Passive | ビビられる | ビビられない |
| Causative | ビビらせる | ビビらせない |
| Causative passive | ビビらせられるalso ビビらされる | ビビらせられないalso ビビらされない |
| Volitional | ビビろう | |
| Polite volitional | ビビりましょう | |
| Imperative | ビビれ | ビビるな |
| Conditional | ビビれば | ビビらなければ |
| Tara conditional | ビビったら | ビビらなかったら |
Meanings
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
get nervous; get scared; lose one's nerve
Colloquial; used when someone feels anxious, intimidated, or chickens out. Often implies a sudden loss of confidence.
I always get nervous before an interview.
He got intimidated by his opponent's strength.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
be startled; be spooked; freak out
Colloquial; describes a sudden fright or surprise, often from an unexpected event.
I got spooked when someone suddenly called out from behind me.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
Archaic usage; now rarely used in this sense. Modern equivalents include 恥ずかしがる or 照れる.
In old novels, ビビる is sometimes used to mean 'to be shy'.
Usage patterns
- 〈事〉にビビるto get scared/startled by something
I got startled when there was a sudden loud noise.
- ビビって〈動詞〉to do something out of fear/intimidation
I was so scared that I couldn't say anything.
- 〈人〉をビビらせるto scare/intimidate someone
He scared his friend with a prank.